California Supreme Court
Jun. 3, 2020
State high court considers legal issues of sheriff’s call to civilians to check on neighbor
The couple walked into an active murder scene where they were physically attacked before the killer fled in a high-speed car chase that resulted in his death.
When a rural couple was asked by a law enforcement official to check on a neighbor who made a 911 call and were attacked when they stumbled upon a double homicide, were they engaged in active law enforcement and limited to workers' compensation for their injuries?
That was the question the state Supreme Court considered o Tuesday in the case of Gund et al., v. County of Trinity et al., S249792.
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